Cub Scouts Map & Compass Academics Belt Loop and Pin

Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may complete requirements in a family, den, pack, school, or community environment. Tiger Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners. Parents and partners do not earn loops or pins.

Requirements for the Map & Compass Belt Loop

Show how to orient a map. Find three landmarks on the map.

Explain how a compass works.

Draw a map of your neighborhood. Label the streets and plot the route you take to get to a place that you often visit.

Requirements for the Map & Compass Pin

Earn the Map & Compass belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

Explain to your den or an adult family member what cartography means.

Make a poster showing 10 map symbols and their meaning.

Read a book or story about a famous explorer or navigator. Tell your den or family what you learned.

Make a simple compass with a magnet and pin.

Explain the difference between latitude and longitude and show them on a map or globe.

Draw a compass rose for a map. Label north, south, east, and west.

Study a blank map of the United States of America. Label your state, and the states that share its boundary lines.

In the field, show how to take a compass bearing and how to follow it.